Carnegie Classification

Basic:
Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Enrollment Profile:
High undergraduate

Undergraduate Instructional Program:
Professions focus, some graduate coexistence

Graduate Instructional Program:
Postbaccalaureate: Other-dominant, with other professional programs

Undergraduate Profile:
Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Size and Setting
Four-year, very small, primarily residential

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IPEDS Groups

These three groups, common across institutions, are directly informed by IPEDS data:

  • AUTO: Created by IPEDS in 2023-24 based on an internal “automatic” grouping process involving Level, Control, Carnegie classification, and other variables.
  • CUSTOM: The group of comparison institutions submitted to IPEDS by SMWC in 2023-24.
  • REVERSE: The group of institutions that included SMWC in their 2023-24 IPEDS custom group.
Affiliation Groups

Additional comparison groups determined by known affiliations of SMWC appear below:

  • No additional comparison groups are included at this time.
AUTO Institutions
Name City State Zip Carnegie Basic Expenses Endowment Total FTE FTFT UG Any Aid %
Anderson University Anderson IN 46012 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 42.5M 33.2M 1,178 100
Art Center College of Design Pasadena CA 91103 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 123.2M 137.4M 2,680 70
Asbury University Wilmore KY 40390 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 39.7M 72.4M 1,348 100
Berry College Mount Berry GA 30149 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 112.9M 1.3B 2,287 100
Bethel University Mishawaka IN 46545 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 28.5M 10.8M 1,149 98
Bob Jones University Greenville SC 29614 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 88.1M 18.6M 2,784 99
Bryan College-Dayton Dayton TN 37321 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 19.9M 8.1M 1,179 97
Calvin University Grand Rapids MI 49546 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 117.6M 254.4M 3,170 100
Carthage College Kenosha WI 53140 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 81.3M 149.0M 2,933 100
Cedar Crest College Allentown PA 18104 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 36.4M 38.6M 1,169 99
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette MO 65248 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs NA NA 1,904 80
Coker University Hartsville SC 29550 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 24.9M 33.7M 914 100
Columbia College Columbia SC 29203 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 29.6M 21.5M 1,355 99
Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor MI 48105 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs NA NA 1,073 99
Converse University Spartanburg SC 29302 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 33.9M 87.7M 1,419 100
Corban University Salem OR 97317 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 20.2M 761.5k 972 100
Curry College Milton MA 02186 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 79.0M 88.3M 1,969 100
Delaware Valley University Doylestown PA 18901 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 62.8M 36.9M 2,052 100
Dordt University Sioux Center IA 51250 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 55.7M 66.4M 1,685 99
Drury University Springfield MO 65802 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 52.2M 84.1M 1,564 100
East Texas Baptist University Marshall TX 75670 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 43.4M 70.9M 1,529 99
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown PA 17022 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 78.7M 98.6M 2,144 100
Everglades University Boca Raton FL 33431 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 36.4M NA 2,127 89
Geneva College Beaver Falls PA 15010 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 36.0M 55.2M 1,148 99
Grand View University Des Moines IA 50316 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 40.1M 34.1M 1,699 100
Greenville University Greenville IL 62246 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 31.4M 28.6M 1,042 100
Heidelberg University Tiffin OH 44883 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 39.9M 65.6M 1,047 100
Huntington University Huntington IN 46750 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 36.8M 29.3M 1,222 100
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion IN 46953 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 93.0M 265.8M 2,500 100
Judson University Elgin IL 60123 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 24.4M 6.6M 938 95
La Roche University Pittsburgh PA 15237 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 33.9M 12.8M 1,696 100
Lake Erie College Painesville OH 44077 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 24.9M 33.5M 867 100
Lebanon Valley College Annville PA 17003 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 63.8M 87.1M 2,013 100
Louisiana Christian University Pineville LA 71359 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 25.7M 43.3M 954 100
Manchester University North Manchester IN 46962 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 44.8M 76.1M 1,224 100
Methodist University Fayetteville NC 28311 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 48.6M 45.5M 1,700 100
Midland University Fremont NE 68025 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 34.6M 24.3M 1,440 100
Midway University Midway KY 40347 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 23.1M 31.6M 1,370 99
Moravian University Bethlehem PA 18018 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 85.8M 138.4M 2,565 100
Mount Marty University Yankton SD 57078 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 21.7M 34.0M 1,001 98
Muskingum University New Concord OH 43762 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 45.1M 93.8M 1,744 97
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln NE 68504 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 44.5M 70.4M 2,043 100
North Central College Naperville IL 60540 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 88.5M 127.7M 2,817 100
North Greenville University Tigerville SC 29688 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 53.3M 33.4M 2,067 100
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee OK 74804 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 52.8M 169.9M 1,208 100
Rockford University Rockford IL 61108 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 27.6M 28.7M 1,202 99
Rocky Mountain College Billings MT 59102 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 30.0M 40.6M 1,038 100
Saint Martin's University Lacey WA 98503 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 49.0M 40.5M 1,518 84
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods IN 47876 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 27.4M 10.5M 1,021 100
Schreiner University Kerrville TX 78028 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 41.1M 78.3M 1,250 100
Shorter University Rome GA 30165 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 24.2M 14.6M 1,430 100
Siena College Loudonville NY 12211 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 117.1M 171.3M 3,515 98
Southern Wesleyan University Central SC 29630 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 21.4M 8.7M 944 100
Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie TX 75165 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 32.3M 13.4M 1,471 98
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill NY 10976 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 41.9M 43.2M 1,297 100
Thomas College Waterville ME 04901 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 22.9M 21.0M 1,156 100
Thomas More University Crestview Hills KY 41017 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 35.8M 33.2M 1,497 100
Union College Barbourville KY 40906 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 20.7M 31.8M 977 98
Unity Environmental University New Gloucester ME 04260 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 40.3M 15.9M 4,159 86
University of Jamestown Jamestown ND 58405 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 32.6M 42.6M 1,307 100
University of Mobile Mobile AL 36613 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 30.2M 23.8M 1,320 100
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive NC 28365 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 34.4M 43.0M 1,872 100
University of Mount Union Alliance OH 44601 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 62.0M 166.2M 2,449 100
University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul MN 55113 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 90.9M 22.1M 2,405 100
Walla Walla University College Place WA 99324 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 52.9M 39.9M 1,387 100
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston MA 02115 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 138.4M 149.6M 3,968 100
Woodbury University Burbank CA 91504 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 38.1M 13.6M 911 99
York College of Pennsylvania York PA 17403 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 108.9M 172.5M 3,526 99 
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
REVERSE Institutions
Name City State Zip Carnegie Basic Expenses Endowment Total FTE FTFT UG Any Aid %
La Roche University Pittsburgh PA 15237 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 33.9M 12.8M 1,696 100
McKendree University Lebanon IL 62254 Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs 40.0M 36.6M 1,746 89
Quincy University Quincy IL 62301 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 32.5M 22.7M 1,151 100
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods IN 47876 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 27.4M 10.5M 1,021 100
Walsh University North Canton OH 44720 Doctoral/Professional Universities 46.6M 36.6M 2,210 99
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI 53226 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 35.5M 47.0M 1,059 100
Financial and Student Positioning of SMWC Within the AUTO Group
Metric
AUTO Group
SMWC
n Min p25 Median p75 Max SMWC Percentile % of Median
Expenses 65 19.9M 30.2M 40.1M 62.0M 138.4M 27.4M 19 68%
Endowment 64 761.5k 27.6M 40.6M 87.2M 1.3B 10.5M 7 26%
Endowment / Undergrad FTE 64 986.0 21.0k 39.5k 54.1k 572.0k 13.2k 18 33%
Endowment / Total FTE 64 783.0 18.0k 33.2k 48.8k 551.5k 10.3k 18 31%
Avg Net Price 67 14.8k 20.3k 22.3k 25.6k 53.3k 18.5k 10 83%
Avg Net Price + 0.04 * Endowment / UG FTE 64 17.2k 22.1k 24.5k 27.1k 55.7k 19.0k 9 78%
Undergrad FTE 67 661 972 1,254 1,771 3,744 795 7 63%
Grad FTE 67 43 130 176 246 693 226 68 128%
Doc Prof Prac FTE 16 0 25 97 108 221 NA 0 NA
Total FTE 67 867 1,174 1,440 2,060 4,159 1,021 14 71%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 67 8 12 13 14 36 9 5 69%
Undergrad Pell % 67 14 25 29 39 59 51 96 176%
FTFT UG Any Aid % 67 70 99 100 100 100 100 69 102%
Data from IPEDS for the 2023-24 academic year. Group values exclude data from SMWC. 
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Financial and Student Positioning of SMWC Within the REVERSE Group
Metric
REVERSE Group
SMWC
n Min p25 Median p75 Max SMWC Percentile % of Median
Expenses 5 32.5M 33.9M 35.5M 40.0M 46.6M 27.4M 10 77%
Endowment 5 12.8M 22.7M 36.6M 36.6M 47.0M 10.5M 10 29%
Endowment / Undergrad FTE 5 11.2k 21.9k 25.4k 25.7k 46.1k 13.2k 30 52%
Endowment / Total FTE 5 7.5k 16.5k 19.7k 20.9k 44.4k 10.3k 30 52%
Avg Net Price 5 17.4k 21.0k 22.8k 24.6k 25.2k 18.5k 30 81%
Avg Net Price + 0.04 * Endowment / UG FTE 5 18.3k 22.0k 24.7k 25.1k 26.2k 19.0k 30 77%
Undergrad FTE 5 1,020 1,035 1,144 1,424 1,437 795 10 69%
Grad FTE 5 39 116 322 552 593 226 50 70%
Doc Prof Prac FTE 2 0 45 90 135 180 NA 0 NA
Total FTE 5 1,059 1,151 1,696 1,746 2,210 1,021 10 60%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 5 11 11 13 14 16 9 10 69%
Undergrad Pell % 5 14 23 25 29 30 51 100 204%
FTFT UG Any Aid % 5 89 99 100 100 100 100 80 106%
Data from IPEDS for the 2023-24 academic year. Group values exclude data from SMWC. 
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Professor Salaries Over Time: AUTO Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $45.0k $43.5k $47.3k $49.3k $49.2k $46.7k $50.0k $44.3k −$683 −1.5%
p25 $61.6k $60.4k $63.2k $62.7k $63.4k $63.5k $64.0k $67.4k $5,810 9.4%
median $66.2k $67.7k $68.6k $68.9k $69.9k $70.7k $71.2k $73.9k $7,641 11.5%
p75 $82.6k $81.6k $79.8k $79.9k $80.8k $81.2k $82.2k $82.3k −$323 −0.4%
max $100.8k $104.4k $111.1k $104.2k $109.3k $110.0k $115.2k $123.6k $22,788 22.6%
SMWC $59.9k $59.1k $61.1k $62.6k $51.8k $59.4k $55.9k $49.3k −$10,618 −17.7%
% of Median 90.5% 87.2% 89.1% 90.9% 74.0% 84.0% 78.5% 66.7%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Assistant Salaries Over Time: AUTO Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $33.2k $33.4k $35.6k $33.6k $37.9k $35.4k $35.7k $34.4k $1,212 3.6%
p25 $49.1k $49.3k $48.3k $50.0k $50.7k $51.8k $52.5k $54.2k $5,133 10.5%
median $53.0k $54.6k $54.5k $56.1k $55.6k $55.2k $58.0k $58.5k $5,507 10.4%
p75 $61.1k $61.2k $61.8k $60.8k $64.5k $63.5k $65.3k $66.8k $5,702 9.3%
max $75.8k $76.8k $77.8k $79.5k $76.7k $81.9k $79.0k $81.7k $5,850 7.7%
SMWC $47.5k $46.0k $47.6k $50.5k $41.7k $40.9k $50.0k $51.0k $3,582 7.5%
% of Median 89.6% 84.3% 87.4% 90.0% 75.0% 74.1% 86.1% 87.3%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Associate Salaries Over Time: AUTO Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $38.2k $41.1k $40.6k $43.2k $43.5k $39.8k $42.2k $44.1k $5,850 15.3%
p25 $53.9k $53.5k $55.2k $54.8k $55.8k $56.3k $58.4k $59.2k $5,283 9.8%
median $58.4k $59.1k $59.2k $61.3k $62.2k $61.7k $63.6k $64.6k $6,233 10.7%
p75 $68.1k $68.1k $67.9k $67.1k $68.9k $69.7k $69.2k $71.6k $3,425 5.0%
max $88.5k $87.7k $89.2k $89.3k $89.8k $89.9k $95.4k $101.8k $13,223 14.9%
SMWC $46.1k $45.5k $50.3k $51.5k $47.7k $52.8k $51.1k $48.1k $1,939 4.2%
% of Median 79.0% 77.0% 85.0% 84.1% 76.7% 85.5% 80.2% 74.4%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Other Salaries Over Time: AUTO Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $27.5k $28.6k $22.5k $28.2k $23.4k $24.3k $24.6k $19.4k −$8,088 −29.4%
p25 $38.8k $38.8k $39.7k $39.8k $40.4k $40.3k $42.2k $44.2k $5,434 14.0%
median $43.5k $44.1k $45.4k $46.0k $45.7k $46.4k $49.5k $50.7k $7,233 16.6%
p75 $49.1k $52.8k $52.1k $53.1k $51.3k $53.4k $56.3k $59.4k $10,310 21.0%
max $63.2k $63.7k $80.4k $80.0k $73.6k $65.8k $94.3k $74.7k $11,473 18.2%
SMWC $41.9k $38.3k $32.4k $39.4k $42.5k $42.8k $44.8k $44.2k $2,310 5.5%
% of Median 96.3% 86.8% 71.3% 85.7% 93.1% 92.2% 90.5% 87.1%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC. 
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did not submit a Custom Group to IPEDS in 2023-24.
Professor Salaries Over Time: REVERSE Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $65.0k $64.2k $63.9k $61.7k $58.4k $63.1k $57.2k $59.0k −$5,969 −9.2%
p25 $65.5k $65.7k $64.5k $64.2k $63.0k $65.4k $57.9k $66.2k $734 1.1%
median $66.7k $66.3k $65.2k $68.6k $66.9k $66.6k $71.0k $69.6k $2,883 4.3%
p75 $73.9k $76.1k $75.5k $70.6k $71.3k $76.2k $72.7k $73.2k −$687 −0.9%
max $75.6k $77.2k $77.5k $77.5k $72.2k $76.2k $76.5k $76.1k $574 0.8%
SMWC $59.9k $59.1k $61.1k $62.6k $51.8k $59.4k $55.9k $49.3k −$10,618 −17.7%
% of Median 89.9% 89.1% 93.8% 91.2% 77.5% 89.2% 78.7% 70.9%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Assistant Salaries Over Time: REVERSE Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $45.3k $45.7k $45.5k $45.9k $46.0k $49.1k $45.8k $48.7k $3,386 7.5%
p25 $47.1k $46.3k $48.0k $47.6k $46.9k $50.1k $46.4k $50.3k $3,273 7.0%
median $51.5k $51.8k $53.4k $54.2k $50.1k $52.9k $51.3k $52.7k $1,199 2.3%
p75 $51.7k $52.3k $53.8k $54.3k $54.6k $56.3k $57.3k $59.3k $7,609 14.7%
max $59.5k $57.3k $55.1k $57.5k $56.7k $60.6k $58.1k $60.9k $1,398 2.4%
SMWC $47.5k $46.0k $47.6k $50.5k $41.7k $40.9k $50.0k $51.0k $3,582 7.5%
% of Median 92.2% 88.8% 89.1% 93.2% 83.2% 77.3% 97.4% 96.9%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Associate Salaries Over Time: REVERSE Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $52.8k $52.3k $51.6k $52.4k $52.1k $51.9k $50.5k $51.5k −$1,393 −2.6%
p25 $56.1k $55.3k $56.0k $58.1k $58.9k $59.8k $52.5k $53.9k −$2,203 −3.9%
median $56.7k $56.2k $59.6k $58.5k $59.3k $60.7k $63.0k $58.8k $2,104 3.7%
p75 $60.4k $60.4k $61.5k $63.5k $63.0k $62.4k $67.0k $68.7k $8,363 13.9%
max $61.9k $61.7k $63.8k $66.2k $63.2k $64.4k $68.6k $68.8k $6,920 11.2%
SMWC $46.1k $45.5k $50.3k $51.5k $47.7k $52.8k $51.1k $48.1k $1,939 4.2%
% of Median 81.3% 80.9% 84.5% 88.1% 80.5% 87.0% 81.1% 81.7%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.
Other Salaries Over Time: REVERSE Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $33.6k $33.6k $39.3k $39.6k $43.2k $41.6k $37.4k $41.7k $8,104 24.1%
p25 $42.7k $38.8k $42.4k $45.7k $44.7k $41.6k $37.4k $41.7k −$1,007 −2.4%
median $44.0k $45.4k $44.3k $46.0k $46.0k $49.0k $49.6k $52.7k $8,654 19.7%
p75 $44.4k $46.2k $49.3k $51.8k $52.0k $51.7k $50.7k $53.7k $9,265 20.9%
max $50.9k $56.6k $52.9k $53.7k $53.7k $51.7k $50.7k $57.3k $6,387 12.6%
SMWC $41.9k $38.3k $32.4k $39.4k $42.5k $42.8k $44.8k $44.2k $2,310 5.5%
% of Median 95.2% 84.4% 73.1% 85.7% 92.4% 87.3% 90.4% 83.9%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from SMWC.